Francis Arsene FOGUE KUATE holds a PhD degree awarded by the University of Utrecht (The Netherlands). He is Lecturer at the University of Buea (Cameroon) and member of the Cameroon History Society. Besides, he is Scientific Coordinator of the COREDEC (Community Research and Development Centre) where he contributes to the training of American students of the School for International Training (SIT). His research profile includes among others: Media history, Media and Politics, Media and Religion, Identities, Global-local interactions, and Youth and ICT. His M.A. dissertation was related to the socio-cultural effects of Christian's media in the Adamaoua province (Northern Cameroon). The PhD thesis he defended dealt with the role of Media in the coexistence between Muslims and Christians in Northern Cameroon: from the French colonial period to the beginning of the 21st Century.

Furthermore, he participated in many international conferences, Seminars and Workshops an has authored several scientifics papers.

Major Academic Conferences, Seminars, Visits and Collaborations

2018: Speaker in the Methodology Seminar of the Department of History, University of Buea. Paper presented on the Chapter Balance in scientific/academic writings.

2017: Main speaker with Tomas Sundnes Drønen (University of Stavenger-Norway) and Gilbert L. Taguem Fah (University of Ngaoundere-Cameroon) in a seminar on “Muslim and Christians encounter in Northern Cameroon”, organized by the Faculty of Humanities, University of Utrecht, The Netherlands.

2016: “Faith Based Media and Cultural Competition between Fulbe and Haabe in Northern Cameroon: a case study of Sawtu Linjiila”. Paper presented during the Summer School on “Christians and Muslims in Africa: Towards a framework for the Study of Multi-Religious Settings”, Zentrum Moderner Orient (ZMO), Berlin, Germany, 14-20th July 2016.

2016: Participation in a seminar organized by the Department of History, University of Buea on: « Advanced Nonviolent Conflict Education and Peace Activism in African Democracies ». Seminar Co-organized with the International Centre for Nonviolent Conflict (ICNC-USA) and the International Governance Institute-Focal Integrity Team for Cameroon, Buea, (Cameroon), 28th October 2016.

2016: Participation in the Seminar on “Literature and Interdisciplinarity”, Buea, Cameroon, 5th February 2016.

2015: “Anti-government songs in Cameroon: A political Economy of Music since the beginning of the democratization process in 1990”. Paper selected for the International Conference on “Songs of Social Protest”. University of Limerick, Ireland, April 29 - May 1, 2015.

2014: “From Broadcasting to Internet: A political Economy of Old and New Media in Postcolonial Cameroon”. 13th International Conference of Africanists on “Society and Politics in Africa: Traditional, Transitional and New”. Moscow, Russia, May 27-30, 2014.

2012: “Anti-government popular protest in post independent Cameroon: A political Economy of the ‘Ghost Town’ and the 2008 riots’. Selected for the International Conference on “‘Post-post’independence?African political thought, contemporary protest and the International”. Queen Mary, University of London, United-Kingdom, July 19-20, 2012.

2012: “Enjeux et défis de l’exploitation des archives radiophoniques dans la recherche en sciences sociales au Nord-Cameroun”. Presented at the International Conference on “Archives of the Post-Independence Africa and its Diaspora” co-organized by Codesria, the African Studies Center (Leiden) and the University of California Santa Barbara, USA, Dakar (Senegal), June 20-22, 2012.

2010: Participation in TRANSFER Training program organized by the Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie (Central and Eastern Regions) on The management of online Writing and Publication, Bucharest (Romania), July 26-30 2010.

2010: Visiting Research Fellow, Faculty of Political Science, University of Bucharest, Romania, July-September 2010.

2009: “Media, Espace public et Fédéralisme en Afrique: construire les Etats-Unis d’Afrique par le bas”. Presented at the International Symposium on TheCreation of the United States of Africa, Dakar, Senegal, June 15-18, 2009.

2008: Participant in an International Workshop on Methodology of field research work organized by the Laboratoire d’Études et Recherches sur les Dynamiques Sociales et le Développement Local, Niamey, Niger, October 10-21, 2008.

2008: “Evangelization through media in Muslim communities: A case study of Sawtu Linjiila in Northern Cameroon from 1960 to 2003”. Presented at the International Conference on “New Media and Religious Transformations in Africa”, Abuja, Nigeria, July 10-12, 2008.

2008: “The Social Impact of ICTs on Youth Living in less Developed Countries: A Case Study of the Mobile Phone in Cameroonian Rural Areas” Paper selected for The International Conference on Technology, Knowledge and Society, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, January 18-20, 2008.

2007: “The Contribution of Technical Centres to the Development of Media Arts in Africa: A case study of the Audiovisual Professional Training Centre of Ekounou (Yaounde-Cameroon)”. Poster displayed at the Participation The Second International Conference on “Media art, sciences and technology”, organized by Kulturprojekte Berlin GmbH in cooperation with Haus Der Kulturen Der Welt, Berlin, Germany, November 15-18, 2007.

Francis Foguereceived many grants from: The University of Utrecht (The Netherlands); the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, the Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA), The Laboratoire d'Etudes et de Recherche sur les Dynamiques Sociales et le Développement (LASDEL),The Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF) and the COREDEC.